The Yearn Foundation: What to really yearn for

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Trials and tribulations tend to squeeze the artificiality out of us …
leaving the essence of what we really are and clarifying what we really for.
Neal Maxwell (1926-2004)
YEAЯN

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introduces. . .

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…the story of Russia’s orphans

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…to raise awareness of the Russian orphanage plight
“The sole meaning of life
is to serve humanity.” Count Leo Tolstoy

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HAT CAN WE DO
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600,000 children were under the care of the state in Russia in 2007

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The death rate in Russian institutions is almost twice the rate of the general population
(due to overcrowding, poor hygiene...)

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95 percent of orphans in Russia still have a living parent

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The struggling economy and bouts with alcoholism have created these “orphans with parents.”

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70% of the 600,000 children under the care of the state are physically or mentally handicapped

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About 15,000 children leave Russian orphanages each year
(once they are 16 to 18 years old)
There are an estimated 30,000 additional Russian children who run away from troubled homes each year and never make it to an orphanage ….

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they leave unequipped and unprepared for life

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Of these, 5,000 are unemployed,
some 6,000 are homeless,
around 3,000 resort to crime,
1,500 commit suicide,
and roughly half the girls are forced into prostitution

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There were over 700,000 orphans in Russia in 2008, an increase of 100,000 in one year

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The numbers prove this degenerating trend

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Yearn however, refuses to give up on the lives of these children. Having enjoyed the blessings this country has to offer,
we believe we can make a difference

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Our Ultimate Goal

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Teach life and moral skills to orphans before they are emancipated to give them the necessary tools to be educated and equipped for life … and find a JOB

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“What the whole world wants is a good job. That is one of the single biggest discoveries Gallup has ever made …
… the single most dominant thought … is ‘I want a good job’”

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It’s a cycle, and life and moral education can deter it
Orphans leave orphanages educated and equipped and positioned to get a JOB
With improved life and moral training, and a JOB, parents are less likely to fall into the cycle
Life and moral education
Orphans leave unequipped for life
Orphans fall into crime, drugs, alcohol, prostitution
ORPHAN CYCLE
Unequipped for life, parents bear children
Unable to provide, children are abandoned
Children land in orphanages

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In the meantime, we have learned that the orphans are in dire need of clothing, medicines, blankets, educational materials etc. and it is our desire to make sure that these children have these basic necessities

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A little awareness and a little financial support go a l o n g way

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Yearn has discovered that even
a few thousand dollars
makes a difference

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With a few thousand dollars, an entire orphanage in Russia
new winter coats.
warm bedding.
decent medical supplies.
better living circumstances.
a reason to smile.
opportunities to develop.
a sense of importance.
will have

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“To love a person means to see him as
God intended him to be.” Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Special thanks to Human Rights Watch, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Friends of Russian Orphans and Gallup for statistics and other data. Music provided by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard from the Gladiator soundtrack.

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The Yearn Foundation is a nonprofit organization developing innovative solutions to improve the lives of Russian orphans. While life in an orphanage is tough, transitioning to life outside the orphanage is tougher. Help us by joining our community to foster creative solutions, provide necessary goods, and spread awareness. Together we will make a difference. "Trials and tribulations tend to squeeze the artificiality out of us leaving the essence of what we really are and clarifying what we really YEARN for." Neal Maxwell (1926-2004)
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